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Do you think the chances of striking out at OCI at NYU are much different from OCI at Chicago or CLS? Or Mich, Virginia or Penn for that matter?

I think the poster's point was that at NYU the major firm-hiring is done at EIW, not OCI, which features government employers and smaller firms. I will say however that I've seen NYUers refer to EIW as OCI for the sake of clarity or (on the flip side) ambiguity.

Do you think the chances of striking out at OCI at NYU are much different from OCI at Chicago or CLS? Or Mich, Virginia or Penn for that matter?

I think the poster's point was that at NYU the major firm-hiring is done at EIW, not OCI, which features government employers and smaller firms. I will say however that I've seen NYUers refer to EIW as OCI for the sake of clarity or (on the flip side) ambiguity.

That clarifies things. I usually just use OCI to mean "all campus interview fairs."

Stats say that last year 70% of students participating in EIW got something at both CLS and NYU. The thing is outside top 30% or so (say Stone at CLS), and above the very bottom of the class, grades don't matter much. Firms aren't making fine distinctions among top 40% and top 55%. So the 30% of people who don't get jobs aren't all bottom 30%. They're spread out through the class.

rayiner wrote:Stats say that last year 70% of students participating in EIW got something at both CLS and NYU. The thing is outside top 30% or so (say Stone at CLS), and above the very bottom of the class, grades don't matter much. Firms aren't making fine distinctions among top 40% and top 55%. So the 30% of people who don't get jobs aren't all bottom 30%. They're spread out through the class.

This exactly. Top third at CCN is a near-guraantee (although you could still fuck it up); beyond that, grades are one of many factors. For example, 100% of the people I personally know who struck out had median-ish grades, but no work experience; while people with interesting resumes all got jobs, regardless of grades.